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Heritability of the ambulatory arterial stiffness index in Swedish families

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This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council, Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation, Medical Faculty of Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Albert Påhlsson Research Foundation, Crafoord Foundation, Ernhold Lundströms Research Foundation, Region Skane, King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria Foundation, Lennart Hansson Memorial Fund and Mossfelt Foundation.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital of Malmö, Lund University, Sweden

    C Fava, P Burri & O Melander

  2. Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Verona, Italy

    C Fava, M S Ricci & P Minuz

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Fava, C., Ricci, M., Burri, P. et al. Heritability of the ambulatory arterial stiffness index in Swedish families. J Hum Hypertens 22, 298–300 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002323

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